The teams were going up on the TV screen at Sean Nuernberger’s girlfriend’s apartment at 12:45 p.m. on Dec. 7.

First the University of Alabama. Then Oregon. Then Florida State.

There was one slot left to be announced in the inaugural College Football Playoff bracket. Big 12 Conference co-champions Baylor and TCU and Nuernberger’s team, Big 10 Conference champ Ohio State, were the options to fill it.

The teams were going up on the TV screen at Sean Nuernberger’s girlfriend’s apartment at 12:45 p.m. on Dec. 7.

First the University of Alabama. Then Oregon. Then Florida State.

There was one slot left to be announced in the inaugural College Football Playoff bracket. Big 12 Conference co-champions Baylor and TCU and Nuernberger’s team, Big 10 Conference champ Ohio State, were the options to fill it.